Re: [NTLK] PC keyboard

From: Amorya North (amorya_at_gruuvi.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: Sun Nov 18 2001 - 18:37:17 EST

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On Sunday, November 18, 2001, at 11:28 pm, Grant [Irradiated]
Hutchinson wrote:

>
> In a previous message, F=E1bio Palma typed vigorously:
>
>> Anyone know a schematics to adapt a PC keyboard into Newton?
>
> I have never run across any way that a standard PC keyboard can be
> directly adapted to work with the Newton. Since a standard PS2 or
> similar
> keyboard has a clock-driven circuit, and the Newton requires a
> serial-based keyboard, the only way to do this would be to custom build
> your own cable, circuit conversion box, and keyboard driver.
>

would a Mac ADB keyboard be easier?

Amorya

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